INSTRUCTIONS FOR AIR QUALITY COMPLIANCE PLAN APPLICATION

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1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR AIR QUALITY COMPLIANCE PLAN APPLICATION Rapid City Community Planning & Development Services Air Quality Division 300 Sixth Street Rapid City, SD (605) PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE Why do I need a Compliance Plan? On-going site activities can generate dust or what is referred to as PM10 (particulate matter 10 microns in size or smaller). Rapid City has a history of poor air quality conditions associated with dust (PM10) and has been in jeopardy of being designated a non-attainment area for PM10. The ramifications of a non-attainment designation would result in possible loss of highway construction funds and would impose more restrictive requirements on area activities than are being imposed by this Compliance Plan. It is in the community s best interest to control and reduce dust (PM10) levels to the greatest extent possible to avoid a non-attainment designation. Continuous operations that require a Compliance Plan: A Compliance Plan is needed for any activity which may cause particulate fugitive emissions to be released into the ambient air and which is conducted on an on-going basis in the same locality. Continuous activities include but are not limited to street deicing and traction material activities, loading and unloading of material that may cause fugitive emissions and for a site with ongoing soil fill/borrow operations. Anyone obtaining a compliance plan must follow the Pennington County Ordinance and Rapid City Municipal Code. The purpose of these ordinances is to provide for a program of fugitive emissions control by applying reasonably available control technology. Deicing and Traction Material Requirements: No person shall place any street deicing and traction materials upon any road, highway, driveway, or parking lot to which the public has general access which does not meet the following requirements: 1) A durability or hardness as defined in Mohs scale of greater than 6 for 70% of the material used; 2) No more than 3% of the total particle material content by weight may be smaller than 200 sieve. For street deicing and traction materials, these criteria apply only to the material prior to the addition of salt or chemicals. The Administrative Rules of South Dakota Chapter 74:36:17 also regulates these types of materials in the Rapid City Air Quality Zone. Review period: All applications for a compliance plan or amendments to a Compliance Plan shall be submitted to the Air Quality Division at least fifteen working days before the regular Rapid City Area Air Quality Board meeting at which it would be considered. No application shall be submitted to the Air Quality Board that does not have all the information required by the Pennington County Ordinance and Rapid City Municipal Code. Once a complete application for a Compliance Plan has been submitted to the Rapid City Area Air Quality Board, a 90 day review period shall commence. Fee Requirements: The fee for a Compliance Plan is $150. The fee for a Compliance Plan amendment is $25. The fee is payable to the City of Rapid City and shall be collected by the Air Quality Division at the time an application is filed. Penalty and fine for non-compliance: The property owner and/or authorized agent are responsible for the submission of the application and fee and for dust control measures. The property owner and/or authorized agent are responsible for ensuring that all other persons operating at the site abide by the conditions of the permit. If a violation of the air quality ordinance occurs, the violator and property owner will receive the Notice of Violation. Violations of the Air Quality Ordinances will result in a daily fine not to exceed $500 per day and/or 30 days in jail. Life of permit: After approval by the Air Quality Board, a three year operating permit will be issued by the Air Quality Division. Compliance plans shall be updated every three years, or three years from the plan's last review by the Rapid City Area Air Quality Board, which ever is later. Blank spaces must be completed for the application to be processed. If not applicable, enter N/A. G:\Urban\Air Quality\Forms\compliance plan Revised 10/11

2 APPLICATION FOR AIR QUALITY COMPLIANCE PLAN Date of Application: SITE OWNER INFORMATION: Owner Name: Owner Address: Contact Person: Office Use Only Permit No. Issue Date Expiration Date Fee Business Phone: ACTUAL SOURCE LOCATION AND ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT THAN ABOVE: Site Name: Address: Legal Description: Contact Person: Business Phone: Detailed Description of the Continuous Operation: SITE INFORMATION AND FUGITIVE DUST CONTROL MEASURES Reasonably available control technology shall be provided to prevent fugitive emissions from becoming airborne. If the space below is not adequate to describe site activities and control measures, please submit a separate document which includes all required information. Site map must be attached and is required for permit approval. Site Information Size of Site: acres Type of parking and/or storage area: Paved Unpaved Both Type of surface material(s): Recycled Asphalt Gravel Soil Other Size of unpaved area: acres Size of paved area: acres Condition of surface material: Good Fair Poor Other Type of traffic: Percent Light Vehicles Average Vehicle Weight Percent Heavy Vehicles Average Vehicle Weight Speed limit Miles per hour Number of vehicle trips Per day Number of days occupied Per week Season of most use (select consistent throughout the year) Same if Spring Summer Fall Winter Same Other Information G:\Urban\Air Quality\Forms\compliance plan Page 2 of 6 Revised 10/11

3 Fugitive Dust Control Methods Unpaved Areas Wetting down with water: Frequency: Chemical stabilization: Type & Frequency: Vehicular speed limitation: Posted Speed Limit: Trackout Control: Type: Paved Areas Sweeping: Type & Frequency: Water flushing (when safety is not jeopardized): Other: Frequency: Provide a full description of selected control measures: Please check appropriate box(es) to identify site activities (No. 1 through No. 4) and fill in all information within the applicable section. NO.1 STREET TRACTION AND DEICING MATERIAL DEPOSITION Number of miles of paved road surface miles Type of surface material(s) Concrete Asphalt Other Condition of surface material Good Fair Poor Other Site map (including details for road network) Yes No If NO, when will plan be submitted? Type of traffic Percent Light Vehicles Typical number of wheels Percent Heavy Vehicles Typical number of wheels Street speed limit(s) Miles per hour Number of Vehicle Trips Per day Season of most use (select Same if consistent throughout the year) Spring Summer Fall Winter Same Fugitive Dust Control Methods Deposition of traction and deicing materials of appropriate hardness (please attach specifications) Sweeping Type & Frequency: Water flushing (when safety is not jeopardized) Frequency: Other: Provide a full description of selected control measures: NO. 2 LOADING/UNLOADING MATERIALS THAT GENERATE FUGUTIVE EMISSIONS G:\Urban\Air Quality\Forms\compliance plan Page 3 of 6 Revised 10/11

4 Describe the type of material that is loaded and unloaded: Describe the frequency and method of material loading and unloading: Describe all fugitive dust control measures for site activities: NO. 3 ON-GOING SOIL FILL/BORROW OPERATIONS Type of fill material: Describe the frequency material is brought to the site: Describe frequency of site grading activities: Describe all fugitive dust control measures for site activities including timeframe for site reclamation: NO. 4 OTHER Describe the type(s) of activity involving fugitive emissions: Describe all fugitive dust control measures for site activities: G:\Urban\Air Quality\Forms\compliance plan Page 4 of 6 Revised 10/11

5 Please complete the Material Handling and Stockpile tables. Identify the information for each material that is handled and stockpiled at the site. Material Type Number of Loads per year Total trips per year MATERIAL HANDLING Distance per trip (miles) Total Material per year (tons) Material Wt per load (tons) Avg. Vehicle Wt. Empty (tons) STOCKPILES Material Type Volume of Material Stockpiled (ft 3 ) Height of Stockpile (ft) SIGNATURES G:\Urban\Air Quality\Forms\compliance plan Page 5 of 6 Revised 10/11

6 The Rapid City Area Air Quality Board and/or the Rapid City Air Quality Division reserve the right to request additional control measures if the reasonably available control technology presented above prove to be insufficient. In addition, information regarding emissions and/or emissions calculations may be requested by the Air Quality Division. When requested, the information must be provided in writing to the Air Quality Division. The Air Quality Division will conduct annual inspections or on a complaint basis for continuous operation sites. I hereby agree to do the proposed work as described in this application and in accordance with Pennington County Ordinance No. 12, Rapid City Municipal Code Chapter 8.34 through and/or the Administrative Rules of South Dakota Chapter 74:36:17. Property Owner Signature Date Property Owner Signature Date For Corporations, Partnerships, etc. Signature Date Signature Date Authorized Agent Signature Date Authorized Agent Signature Date ACTION BY RAPID CITY AREA AIR QUALITY BOARD This compliance plan has been reviewed and approved by the Rapid City Area Air Quality Board. Comments: RAPID CITY AREA AIR QUALITY BOARD SIGNATURE APPROVAL Board Chair Signature/Date G:\Urban\Air Quality\Forms\compliance plan Page 6 of 6 Revised 10/11